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“Hello, Rhapsody”

It was Emily who finally broke the silence, and Rhapsody, after aIf there was laundry to be aired, then it must always be kept privately

“You must be surprised to seedesk and crossed her legs

“I am not, actually”

Emily’s eyes narrowed

“I knoho you are”

“Then I suppose there is nothing else to be said, is there?” When Emily’s lips stretched into a ss

Emily was a vampire?

Then…Emily was not her Master’s other heartkeeper?

“My sincere apologies, Eht you were someone else”

“Very funny,” E to say will irl jumped to her feet, and as Emily moved towards her, Rhapsodyeach other like dancers about to take the floor…or fencers about to duel to the death

“I saw you with that enforcer this afternoon, do you know?”

“Is that why you wish to kill me?”

She came to a halt by the dresser, and Emily halted in her steps as well

“That was another reason for ned your death sentence was being the Marquis of Sangre’s pet Sooner or later, he’d findwhere it’s fro a bottle of perfu?”

Rhapsody sprayed it at the other girl

“What the—-” Emily stared at her incredulously “Are you mad? Or do you think perfume kills—-what the fuck?”

Because this time, Rhapsody had tossed the contents out of an ink bottle at the other girl’s face

“You are irl screeched

Rhapsody backed away but only so she could reach for the bottle of lotion in her dresser and uncap it She took aim at Emily’s face and squeezed hard The creairl’s cheek, but this ti her head

“Oh, just go on with it,” Emily dismissed irritably with a wave of her hand “You have obviously gone mad, and it amuses me to see what else you would try to save yourself”

That ht She had no one else to rely on but herself She had no blood bond that would link her to the marquis, and if she were to scream for Lord William’s help, the shapeshifter would surely come to her rescue…but not before Emily had already killed her